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==Habitat==
 
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Montane forests and grasslands.
 
Montane forests and grasslands.
 
==Behaviour==
 
==Behaviour==
 
==References==
 
==References==
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Subspecies trizonatus. Photo by birdboybowley
South Africa, October 2010
Buteo oreophilus

Includes: Forest Buzzard

Identification

Distribution

East and central Africa
Western Africa: occurs only in Democratic Republic of Congo.
Eastern Africa: Sudan, Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania, Zambia and Malawi
Southern Africa: found only in South Africa

Taxonomy

Subspecies

There are 2 subspecies[1]:

  • B. o. oreophilus:
  • B. o. trizonatus:
  • South Africa (Western Cape and Eastern Cape north to Limpopo)

Habitat

Montane forests and grasslands.

Behaviour

References

  1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
  2. Avibase
  3. Wikipedia

Recommended Citation

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